An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

When Cai Xing heard Shen Meizhuang's cry of pain, she rushed over with the remaining Doctor Zhang. Doctor Zhang immediately took her pulse and shook his head after just a moment.

"Miss Caixing, please make a bowl of labor-inducing medicine for Concubine Hui."

"Induce labor?" Cai Xing did not go to boil the medicine immediately. Her young mistress was only three or four months pregnant. How could she survive if she took the medicine to induce labor?

Cai Xing felt that this imperial physician might have been bribed and was deliberately trying to harm the young master.

But she didn't dare let Doctor Zhang find out, so she agreed to make the medicine to induce labor, but turned around and told Juqing to quickly call other doctors.

But she was also worried that the young lady really needed drugs to induce labor, so she asked Fuling to boil the medicine to make preparations for both scenarios.

She ran out to find the Emperor and the Empress, and asked the master of the harem to come and take charge.

At this time, Shen Meizhuang had fainted from the pain. Several maids who had taken care of her came in and cleaned up the blood.

Soon, the emperor brought Zhen Huan over. Upon hearing that Shen Meizhuang had miscarried, Zhen Huan excitedly ran into the inner room, but was stopped by several maids and blocked outside the door.

At this time, the emperor was standing outside the door, and he couldn't tell whether he was sad or happy.

This ominous child was gone because he and his favorite concubine conspired to abort Concubine Hui's child.

All the doctors in the palace would keep this secret and would not give Concubine Hui the slightest chance to know that the child was deliberately aborted.

Just as he was thinking about it, the queen came over with a group of concubines, with obvious anxiety on their faces.

Ling Rong hid behind a group of people, carefully avoiding the crowd. Although she was worried about Shen Meizhuang's miscarriage, it was not as important as herself and the baby in her belly.

Therefore, she no longer sang those plays that expressed the deep love between sisters in front of the emperor.

The emperor felt that whether she was cold or fake, it was better not to get close to her during this chaotic time.

Lingrong always felt that there was something strange about Shen Meizhuang's miscarriage. She even suspected that it was really Zhen Huan who was behind it.

But that was Zhen Huan, the Zhen Huan who was heartbroken over Shen Meizhuang's death.

Before Lingrong swallowed the bitter almonds in her previous life, she was also thinking, if she had not killed Shen Meiyu, would she and Zhen Huan have reached the point of a life-and-death struggle?

Now if Zhen Huan herself harms Shen Meizhuang, what will happen to the two of them?

"An Lingrong, what are you thinking about?" Xia Dongchun came over. There was no sadness on her face. She didn't even care much about Shen Meiyu's affairs. It seemed that she came to Bitong Academy just for the sake of formality.

"I was wondering, how could Concubine Hui suddenly have a miscarriage when she was pregnant all of a sudden?"

Xia Dongchun didn't care much. She looked at the doctors who were entering the door in waves and said, "There are so many doctors watching. I can just ask one who is familiar with me later."

Ling Rong glanced at Xia Dongchun, she had a lot to say but nowhere to say it. Her legs were a little sore from standing for so long these days.

But now that the emperor and empress were both there, and there was no place for her to sit, she could only lean against the wall, looking at the concubines, trying to guess who had done it.

Xia Dongchun followed suit and stood against the wall with Ling Rong. "Didn't the celestial phenomena say that the child in Concubine Hui's belly would absorb the mother's essence? Maybe Concubine Hui couldn't bear the burden and had a miscarriage."

Ling Rong didn't believe in the theory of celestial phenomena, but she herself was a person who had been reborn once, and maybe God just liked to watch little people like them struggle.

"Maybe, but Lady Hui didn't do anything to Xiao Yinzi, but she is haunted by the wronged ghost. It's very strange."

"It's true. It turns out that these wronged souls can bully the weak and fear the strong. Otherwise, why don't they all go looking for Zhen Huan?

Could it be that reading some sour poems can really help to bring good luck and avoid misfortune?"

Before Lingrong could answer, she heard the imperial physician come out and explain to the emperor and the empress that Concubine Hui's pregnancy could not be saved.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Concubine Hui must take the medicine to induce labor, otherwise the fetus will stay in the mother's body for too long and may endanger Concubine Hui."

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and asked the imperial physician to come down and do the work.

Seeing that the royal heir could no longer be saved, the emperor did not want to stay in the Bitong Academy any longer. He looked a little sad, and he and Zhen Huan looked at each other in silence for a long time before leaving together.

The Emperor followed Zhen Huan away and did not see Concubine Hua who was dressed up carefully beside her.

Concubine Hua was very angry and didn't want to wait for Shen Meiyu to wake up. She stared at Zhen Huan's back as she left, her teeth almost breaking.

Whether in the past life or this life, Zhen Huan was too favored, forcing Concubine Hua to have no time to compete for power with the Queen.

She was only concerned with competing for favor with such a low-ranking concubine. The most infuriating thing was that she couldn't even win over Zhen Huan.

After the emperor left, the concubines in each palace also left in twos and threes.

Now only the Queen, Concubine Jing, Lingrong and Xia Dongchun are still waiting, but except for Concubine Jing, no one probably cares whether Shen Meizhuang is really out of danger.

Lingrong is still here just to find a way to alienate the relationship between Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan.

In any case, she and Shen Meizhuang had no chance of becoming true sisters, so she might as well take advantage of every opportunity to let the rift between them grow wider and wider.

Fortunately, Shen Meizhuang did not keep everyone waiting too long, and the imperial physician soon came out to report that Concubine Hui was fine.

"But Concubine Hui is still too weak. Even though she hasn't given birth to a child, she still needs to sit for the next month to avoid leaving any root of illness."

The Queen asked Jianqiu to reward these imperial doctors, and then carefully instructed Caixing to take good care of Concubine Hui before she stood up and prepared to leave.

Ling Rong saluted obediently, but was spotted by the Queen.

"Even Concubine Zhen has left, but I didn't expect Concubine An is still here. It seems that this new sister may not be inferior to the old friend."

The Queen did not wake up, so Ling Rong had to continue to be polite. She shook her head slightly and said, "If it weren't for the fact that Concubine Zhen didn't need to accompany the Emperor, I'm afraid she would have been waiting by Concubine Hui's bed."

Hearing Ling Rong's words, the Queen thought she was jealous of Zhen Huan's favor, "Don't be so formal. Zhen Huan's heart is with the Emperor. If you put in more effort, the Emperor will surely love you."

Ling Rong sighed deliberately, lowering her head to hide the smile in her eyes, "I will follow your majesty's instructions and will definitely work hard."

The queen nodded with satisfaction. She felt that she had successfully sowed discord between the two concubines.

In addition, Shen Meizhuang's pregnancy was aborted, and the Queen must have been smiling very happily when she carried her on her back.

Xia Dongchun followed the queen and left. Lingrong finally had the opportunity to follow Jingpin and the other concubine into the inner room to visit Shen Meiyu.

At this time, Shen Meizhuang's face was as pale as paper. She lay on the couch, like a moon in the water that would shatter at the slightest touch.

"Sister Shen..." Ling Rong called Shen Meizhuang just once, and she couldn't help but burst into tears. She held Shen Meizhuang's cold hand, not knowing how to start for a moment.

"... Lingrong, respect to sister." Shen Meizhuang's voice was hoarse, her palms trembled, and tears fell as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I know you're not feeling well, just take a good rest." Jingpin was older after all, and she comforted her two crying sisters, "Sister An and I came to accompany you, but I didn't expect to make you sad instead."

Shen Meizhuang shook her head reluctantly. She reached out her trembling hands to grab Jingpin, but was stopped by the pain.

"I don't believe in the celestial phenomena... My child... was murdered." Shen Meizhuang finally grabbed the hand that Jingpin extended to her. She held on to both of them tightly and refused to let go. "I don't believe it."

Lingrong and Jingpin fell silent at the same time. They didn't quite believe it, but if they were asked who the murderer was, they couldn't guess.

"Sister...but what did you find out?" Ling Rong hesitated for a long time, but still asked. If Shen Meizhuang already had evidence in her hands, then there would be a new storm in the palace.

Shen Meizhuang fell silent at this time. She did have a suspect in her mind, but she didn't want to believe it and didn't want to say it out loud.

If Shen Meizhuang had no evidence, the first person she would suspect would definitely be Concubine Hua.

But she kept her mouth shut at this time, and Lingrong had to guess that it was Zhen Huan who killed the child in Shen Guiren's belly.

"If my sister needs help, Sister An and I will do our best to help."

Jingpin seemed to have guessed the mastermind behind the incident. She held Shen Meizhuang's hands, as if to give strength to the mother who had lost her child.

Ling Rong also nodded, but she knew very well that with her position, she could not be of any help to Shen Meiyu.

"Thank you." Shen Meizhuang burst into tears again. She felt really uncomfortable in her heart and could no longer listen to what Lingrong and Jingpin said.

Lingrong originally wanted to sow discord between Shen Meiyu and Zhen Huan, but since Jingpin was present, she had no choice but to be the simple sister who cared about her sister.

Shen Meizhuang was crying so hard, there was not much they could do, so they could only repeatedly remind Shen Meizhuang to take good care of herself.

"Sister, I guess... you have guessed who did it." Lingrong and Jingpin were walking on the palace road. Seeing that there was no one around, she spoke slowly.

Jingpin nodded, but she also seemed to be unconvinced, "I just can't figure out why she would do this."

"I guess Sister Shen can't figure it out either." Ling Rong turned her head and glanced at Bitong Academy. The courtyard was brightly lit and the palace servants were still busy at work.

"Lady Hui was looking forward to this child so much that the midwife prepared four, one of whom was carefully nurtured by the Shen family.

It must have taken a lot of effort to get it to Consort Hui."

Ling Rong had been taking care of her pregnancy these days and had no idea that Shen Meizhuang had made such thorough preparations.

No wonder Shen Meizhuang was able to discover the clues. It seemed that the midwife prepared by the Shen family made a great contribution.

"If it's an artificial abortion, the common methods are either accidents or drugs that are harmful to the body." Ling Rong frowned. She thought carefully about the several doctors who took care of Shen Meizhuang's body. Zhang Mi was the Queen's man, Wen Shichu was Zhen Huan's man, and Doctor Zhou...

"If the drug was given, I'm afraid the imperial doctors have been bribed." Jingpin seemed to be muttering to herself. Her voice became softer and softer. If Lingrong didn't get close to listen carefully, she would almost be unable to hear it.

"Lady Hui was able to notice something was wrong. I think it was because the midwife sent by the Shen family was someone who knew medical skills."

The two of them walked to their separate intersections. Ling Rong bowed slightly and said goodbye to Jingpin, "Sister Jing, this matter is not simple. Don't get too involved, lest... you get burned."

Zhaoshui helped Lingrong leave, and only when she returned to Shuimu Mingse did she slowly speak out her concerns.

"My lady, Lady Hui prepared so thoroughly, but still failed to save the baby. We, we can still..."

Speaking of the little guy in her belly, Lingrong couldn't help but feel a little worried. Although she had a sensitive nose and could smell musk and other harmful substances.

However, there were endless ways to harm people in the harem, and it was difficult for her to guarantee that she could give birth to a child safely.

"Do your best and obey fate."

Because of Shen Meizhuang's miscarriage, the date of leaving the Old Summer Palace was delayed again and again. When Ling Rong was strolling around the garden these days, she often saw the emperor and Zhen Huan walking together.

Once, Lingrong even ran into the Fourth Prince and Zhen Huan talking. The two of them were chatting happily, just like in their previous life.

But the Fourth Prince was not favored after all. Even Zhen Huan, who was favored by the Emperor, did not dare to bring the Fourth Prince to see the Emperor.

No one would gamble with their love. After all, they are all young and all they want is to have a child of their own.

Lingrong knew very well that it was not excessive for a child without parental love to want some care.

But if she were the Fourth Prince, she might choose to find Concubine Duan or Concubine Jing, who have been childless for many years.

They had long lost the emperor's favor and were the ones with the best chance of adopting the Fourth Prince.

When Lingrong was secretly looking at Zhen Huan, Xia Dongchun suddenly appeared. She shouted loudly, which scared Lingrong, Zhen Huan and the Fourth Prince in the distance.

"You haven't been seen for the whole day. It turns out you went out to play again."

"Xia Changzai, can't you be more ladylike? It's fine if I was the only one frightened today, but if you frightened the emperor, you will definitely be punished."

Xia Dongchun pinched her waist and curled her lips indifferently. She hooked her finger and asked Mingyu to bring the kite over.

"You promised me to fly a kite. I finally caught you today. You can't refuse me again."

Ling Rong clutched her handkerchief tightly. How could she dare to flirt with Xia Dongchun now? But if she were to make excuses at this moment, it would seem a bit deliberate.

"That's fine, but we're wearing flower pot bottoms, which are not suitable for running. So let Mingyu and Zhaoshui help put it up in the sky."

Xia Dongchun snorted, she held on to the kite and refused to let go, insisting that she would fly it herself no matter what.

"I don't care. You can ask Zhaoshui for help, but I have to release mine myself."

As long as you don't force me to do it, it'll be fine. Ling Rong answered secretly in her heart, and she smiled and agreed to Xia Dongchun's proposal.

As soon as the two of them walked into the corridor, they met Zhen Huan and the Fourth Prince.

"You two sisters are in such a good mood. They want to fly kites in such hot weather."

Xia Dongchun looked down on Zhen Huan and ignored her while holding the kite.

Ling Rong did not show such hostility. She deliberately glanced at the Fourth Prince and asked, "Is Concubine Zhen going to take the Fourth Prince to Wanfang'anhe to accompany the emperor today?"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince immediately looked up, staring at Zhen Huan with sparkling eyes, expecting her to say "yes".

"The Fourth Prince is busy studying and doesn't have much free time."